Ok, yes, I’ve been – away. So in the time since November, all this happened…
Peter was in New York for the Benefit for Witness in December, where a Fairlight was auctioned off. The Fairlight’s keyboard had been autographed by many artists, and was sold at auction $100,000.
The Fairlight CMI Keyboard was autographed by 44 artists who brought the instrument to prominence in the 1980s, including David Bowie, Bono, Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Elvis Costello, Annie Lennox, Steve Winwood, Mark Knopfler and Sir George Martin. The Fairlight CMI was the world’s first digital sampler and featured other radical advances for the time, including a light pen interface and menu-driven GUI. It was used in numerous hits from the 1980s, including “Sledgehammer” by Peter Gabriel, “Thriller” by Michael Jackson, and “Rocket” by Herbie Hancock.
http://www.sonicstate.com/news/shownews.cfm?newsid=4006
The Detroit News reported in their Satellite highlights that he may not be reuniting with his Genesis mates, but Peter Gabriel submitted to an interview on "Kick Out the Jams with Dave Marsh" at 10 a.m. Saturday Jan. 21 on Sirius’ Stars/Channel 102 .
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070111/OPINION03/701110392/1032/ENT
Peter will again participate in the World Economic Forum this year Jan. 24-28.
The Scotland Sunday Herald reported this about Real World Night, Jan 31, Old Fruitmarket, 9pm
The festival goes global in glittering style, as Peter Gabriel’s label hosts a night of international sounds, with appearances by Skip "Little Axe" McDonald, dub guru Adrian Sherwood, Asian underground pioneers Joi, African singer-songwriter Daby Toure and Uzbekistani songstress Sevara Nazarkhan.
http://www.sundayherald.com/arts/arts/display.var.1121983.0.0.php
LuabP tuned me in to this from THE ROCK Radop, and it also was the December Full Moon Update
Peter Gabriel says Santa Claus is alive and well
Peter Gabriel’s faith in the holiday season has been restored, thanks to an encounter with Santa Claus. In his latest video message to his fans, Gabriel talks about meeting St. Nick recently, and how that fixed something in him that was damaged about 50 years ago: "I was at a party on the weekend with my five-year-old son and I actually met Santa Claus, so I now have the evidence. In fact, it was Juliet Wilson — who I’ve never really forgiven — who, I think when I was about Isaac’s age, told me that Father Christmas, as I used to call him then, didn’t actually exist. I got very angry, and I insisted that she come over to my house there and then and talk to my parents, ’cause they would put her right. It was a very sad day in my life, but I’m happy to see that Santa has recovered, and is now alive and well and somewhere in the region of Bath (England)."
In the video, Gabriel also sent out an all-inclusive holiday greeting: "For everyone that it applies to, I wish you a Happy Christmas, and for everyone for whom Christmas doesn’t apply, have a great holiday. And for anyone who hasn’t got a holiday, well, bad luck, and I’ll raise my glass to you."
The monthly video updates can be seen at the official petergabriel.com website.
http://www.therockradio.com/2006/12/peter-gabriel-says-santa-claus-is.html
